Sunderland travel to Accrington Stanley on Saturday looking to maintain the pressure on the leading pack in the automatic promotion race.

The Black Cats lost ground at the top of the table last weekend as their game with Burton Albion was postponed as a result of three of their players being called up for international duty.

It means they will have had two weeks to stew on their miserable 3-0 defeat to Peterborough at the end of August which brought an abrupt end to their positive start to the season.

Jack Ross' side sit eighth in the League One table and are four points behind pace-setters Wycombe Wanderers - albeit with a game in hand.

Sunderland have already beaten Accrington Stanley once this season having ran out 3-1 winners at the Wham Stadium in the first round of the Carabao Cup.

They return to the North West this Saturday looking for a repeat performance. Although they face an Accrington side hovering dangerously close to the relegation zone, John Coleman's men head into the game unbeaten in their last three games in all competitions.

When is Accrington vs Sunderland?

The match will take place on Saturday, September 14 with the action getting under way at 3pm. It is one of a full bill of League One fixtures taking place on Saturday.

Is Accrington vs Sunderland on TV? How can I follow it live?

No, this one is not on TV, but you can follow all the action in our live match blog with team news, live updates, reaction and analysis from our writers at the Wham Stadium.

Can you still buy tickets?

Yes, you can still buy tickets. You can buy tickets online here or at the box office at the Stadium of Light.

What are the injury concerns? Who is in the teams?

Sunderland are likely to be without Duncan Watmore through injury, while Charlie Wyke is suspended after being sent off against Peterborough. Jon McLaughlin, Conor McLaughlin and Tom Flanagan have returned unscathed after representing their countries over the past week.

Laurens De Bock and Joel Lynch are in line to make their Sunderland debuts while a full injury update is expected during Jack Ross' pre-match press conference on Thursday.